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By jathton on Mar 6, 2021 12:29 AM, concerning Sebright Gardens: I've been slow to pick up on buying plants on-line [1] because the nurseries here are good to very good about carrying a broad choice of plants and [2] because I usually balk at the thought of paying fifteen to twenty-five dollars for a plant in a 3 inch square / 5 inch deep pot. |
By jathton on Feb 28, 2021 10:26 PM, concerning Fancy Fronds Nursery: Do any of you recall, back in the 1990's, a 10 volume series of paperback books titled "Taylor's Guide to..........."? One of the volumes was "Taylor's Guide to Specialty Nurseries" and I was lucky enough to take it with me when I visited Seattle and Vancouver. |
By chbarr on Feb 13, 2021 10:16 AM, concerning Victory Seeds: Great organization, with fast delivery even in winter of 2021 all the way across the country. Excellent selections of heirloom veges. |
By LorettaNJ on Jan 26, 2021 5:57 PM, concerning Issima: Issima is co-owned by Ed Bowen previously the owner of Opus Plants and Taylor Johnston previously with Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. I have bought from Ed a few times under Opus Plants and Issima. I've done both mail order and in person at the NARGS plant sale. The plant list is always interesting and includes some of their own introductions. I have only gotten healthy, well grown plants from him. He is always friendly and communicative I wouldn't hesitate to order from them. |
By LorettaNJ on Jan 26, 2021 5:16 PM, concerning Mail Order Natives: I ordered from Mail Order Natives 2 seasons ago and will order from them again. The plants were very healthy, reasonably priced and grew well even though they are in Florida and I am in NJ. I wouldn't hesitate to order from them again. |
By jathton on Jan 23, 2021 6:17 AM, concerning THE JAPANESE HOUSE: A TRADITION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE: I watched a lady at the gardening section in Barnes & Noble pick up a book, skim through it quickly , put it back, pull out another, skim quickly, put it back... again and again and again. I finally asked her what she was doing... and she said she was looking for an easy-to-understand and easy-to-read book on gardens. |
By Australis on Jan 20, 2021 5:58 PM, concerning Orchid Species Plus: I have found the staff at Orchid Species Plus easy and helpful to deal with. They have a good range of species that can be hard to find elsewhere and I have never had any issues with the health of the plants provided. |
By jkporter on Jan 16, 2021 5:33 PM, concerning Faraway Flowers Actuions and Sales: Ramona has a loyal following and get lily bulbs that are unique and HUGE bulbs. She is busy listing 2-3/day and will have around 100 bulbs of one variety for sale (depending on what she is listing). She sells, Orientals, Trumpets, Asiatics, and Martagons in addition to many different hybrid varieties. She is fair, honest, and has a loyal following. You can ask to join the facebook group just to see what she offers. Then you will be in the same boat as I am....very very difficult to resist these beauties! |
By Johannian on Jan 11, 2021 12:02 PM, concerning Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee): My family have been ordering and buying seeds from Burpee for a very long time. Every time, we get great results. I highly recommend getting your seeds from them. |
By bsharf on Jan 8, 2021 4:00 AM, concerning Amaryllis & Caladium Bulb Company: This is a small Florida company that carries a nice selection of healthy and correctly labeled amaryllis and caladium bulbs. In the event of the rare problem, they have a cheerful and responsive customer service, which can be reached by phone or email. A pleasure doing business with them for many years. |
By Sandsock on Jan 1, 2021 12:04 AM, concerning Idlewild Farm, Inc.: When I contacted them asking about where the tree peonies were from, I received a prompt reply. They also stated as of Oct. 2020 they grow their own tree peonies in the US. |